"Wholeness" and "life" are words Chris Alexander uses for The Timeless Quality. Body envelope violations an extreme example of its absence.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
Whole things get blown up and fragmented. Our task is to constantly be repairing wholeness. And sometimes burying people.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing do you think wholeness is recoverable?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @ananthropos
@ananthropos I think it's inevitable, just a matter of on what time scale. depending on mood I think it may be recoverable in the near term.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing so optimistic! I think it's a matter of scale -which is ok. If it's inevitable, get yourself to an iq shredder, no?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @ananthropos
@ananthropos well I think wholeness might actually encourage people to breed - small-town japan is a counterexample of course1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing isn't the cat out of the bag, though?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ananthropos
@ananthropos yeah, only possible on small scales at this point1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@ananthropos problem with exit-type thinking is communities HAVE to be connected to wider resource streams, thermodynamics and all that1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing aren't you assuming optimism? This may be it. No normative community possible, just exit.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@ananthropos exit to what, though? the primordial state of humans is some kind of community - even the hermit is a fundamentally social role
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing that's the epoche. I have no idea, but exit is imperative. Weird times ahead, *i* just have to get there.0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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